EPA-registered TAP insulation is an innovative solution for removing unwanted pests from your home while helping you save on energy costs all year long. Short for Thermal, Acoustical, Pest Control, it's the rare insulation that protects your attic from pests and keeps your home more comfortable at the same time.
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These three primary benefits of TAP Pest Control Insulation help deliver comfort, protect your family’s health, and save money.
As an EPA-registered pesticide, TAP Pest Control Insulation, first and foremost, controls common pests that invade the home through the attic such as Ants, Bat bugs, Booklice, Boxelder Bugs, Centipedes, Cockroaches, crickets, Darkling Beetles, Dermestids, Earwigs, Firebrats, Kudzu Bugs, Lady Beetles, Millipedes, Pillbugs, Silverfish, Slugs, Snails, Sowbugs, Stink bugs, and Termites (including Formosan Termites).
As a cellulose insulation, TAP Pest Control Insulation is produced by grinding-up old newspapers into small enough pieces where the paper fibers begin connecting to create small air pockets within the insulation. These small air pockets and the unique characteristics of the cellulose paper fibers are the key to the superior performance of TAP Pest Control Insulation.
Both qualities help achieve a comfort level unsurpassed by other insulation products on the market. Learn more about each of the benefits of T•A•P® Pest Control Insulation:
TAP insulation is made from recycled paper fibers treated with borates, a naturally occurring mineral that's lethal to insects but low in toxicity to people and pets when installed as directed. It's blown into your attic, where it settles into gaps and around framing to form a continuous layer. When insects such as ants, cockroaches, silverfish, and termites crawl through the material, they ingest the borates while grooming, which kills them. Unlike standard fiberglass batts, which only slow heat transfer, TAP insulation does three jobs at once: it controls pests, dampens outside noise, and insulates better by filling the gaps batts leave behind. That combination is why it's one of the few insulation products that's also an EPA-registered pest control product.
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Thermal
Keeps homes warmer in the winter & cooler in the summer.
Acoustical
Reduces unwelcome noise from outside and helps create a peaceful environment inside the home.
Pest Control
An EPA-labeled pest control product that helps control common household insects.
For a deeper look, read our guide to TAP insulation for attic pest protection.
Nothing's more valuable than your home and the people in it. Call today to book a service and ensure your home remains a safe space for your family by using our pest control services in Hampton Roads.
TAP stands for Thermal, Acoustical, Pest Control. It's an EPA-registered cellulose insulation made from recycled paper treated with borates, so it insulates your home, dampens noise, and controls pests all at once.
The cellulose is treated with borates. When insects such as ants, cockroaches, silverfish, and termites crawl through the material, they ingest the borates while grooming, which is lethal to them. It keeps working for the life of the insulation.
Yes. Borates are lethal to insects but low in toxicity to people and pets when the product is installed as directed, and once it's blown into your attic it stays sealed away from living spaces.
In most cases, yes. TAP insulation can be blown in on top of existing attic insulation to boost your R-value and add pest control, though we'll confirm during an inspection based on your attic's condition.
It can. Because it's blown in, TAP insulation fills the gaps that batts leave behind, which improves your attic's thermal performance and helps keep heating and cooling costs down year-round.
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